I've been browsing through this thread. It seems to have taken on several different views or prespectives. Having started hunting in the late 60's, my first hunting equipment being a longbow, cause that's all there was, longbows or recurves. I really don't understand the elitist attitudes. I have hunted with bows, rifles, shotguns and pistols, through the years. And hunt almost exclusively with my longbow anymore. Not to be an elitist, maybe I am just a romantic old fool, but how I hunt and nostalga is more important to me now - the hunt for the hunt's sake. Ten years ago the age opf the average hunter was 41, today it is 51 and I hope 10 years from now it is NOT 61! We need young people in the outdoor sports. And we need to be united not separated. A hunter should not be judged by what he carries in his hand, but by the values and ethics that he or she carries in their heart and soul, which is intrinsic to one's nature.